Sara Mistrot campaigns for Proposition A with her kids at the corner of Indiana and 82nd Street on Saturday in Lubbock. Credit: Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune
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Lubbock voters on Saturday backed a “sanctuary city for the unborn” ordinance that tries to outlaw abortions in the city’s limits, likely prompting a lawsuit over what opponents say is an unconstitutional ban on the procedure.
The unofficial vote, 62% for and 38% against the measure, comes less than a year after Planned Parenthood opened a clinic in Lubbock and months after the City Council rejected the ordinance on legal grounds and warned it could tee up a costly court fight.
Lubbock, Texas, became a “sanctuary city for the unborn” after residents voted to outlaw abortion completely making it the 24th city in Texas to do so.
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